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Putin's Witnesses

Putin's Witnesses

2018•1h 43m•6.3/10
DocumentaryHistory

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6.3/10(43)

Russian Federation, December 31, 1999. After President Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin becomes acting president of the country. From that day and for a year, Vitaly Mansky's camera documented Putin's rise to power. The story of a privileged witness. The harsh explanation of the reason why politics is the art of possibility of achieving the best with the support of many, but also of giving the worst in return.

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Production

Vertov, GoldenEggProduction, Hypermarket Film, ZDF, RTS, SRG SSR, Česká televize, ARTE, Latvijas Televizija

Language

RU

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Vitaly Mansky

Vitaly Mansky

Self - Narrator (voice) / (archive footage)

Boris Nemtsov

Boris Nemtsov

Self - Politician (voice)

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Boris Yeltsin

Boris Yeltsin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Naina Yeltsina

Naina Yeltsina

Self - Yeltsin's Wife (archive footage)

Tatyana Yumasheva

Tatyana Yumasheva

Self - Yeltsin's Daughter / Politician (archive footage)

Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich

Self - Putin's Teacher (archive footage)

Anatoly Chubais

Anatoly Chubais

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Elena Okulova

Self - Yeltsin's Daughter (archive footage)

Gleb Pavlovsky

Gleb Pavlovsky

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ivan Okulov

Self - Yeltsin's Grandson (archive footage)

Ksenia Ponomaryova

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Lyudmila Putina

Self - Putin's Wife (archive footage)

Mikhail Kasyanov

Mikhail Kasyanov

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mikhail Lesin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Nikita Mikhalkov

Nikita Mikhalkov

Self - Director (archive footage)

Tony Blair

Tony Blair

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Valentin Yumashev

Valentin Yumashev

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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